The peanut-farmer of Pingtian county
This old man is making oil from peanuts. Right here he is pooring the roasted nuts into the grinder behind him. Afterwards, the peanut pulp will be put into a huge compressor to squeeze the oil out of this healty subtance.
A Tibetan Temple in Yushu
Due to the earthquake, most houses around the ancient, but affected, JieGu Temple have even been destroyed, hence a new temple is being built – Qinghai Province 2012
When all relics, artifacts and statues are moved to the new temple, the buddha’s must be blessed first before they can ‘see’ their new home – Qinghai Province 2012
A monk shows an old tibetan poem, left by the older generations – Qinghai Province 2012
Yak Butter is used in candles of the temples, throughout Tibetan Autonomous regions – Qinghai Province 2012
Due to their status in Tibetan culture, yaks have total freedom walking around the plateau, near Heimahe – Qinghai Lake 2012
Yaks and Tibetans
Tibetan life still revolves around the yak…
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The last days of snow in the idyllic township of Haerst, The Netherlands
Right at the moment when the sun comes up, this place has a serene feeling to it
The snow and frost have transformed this landscape into a kind of fairytale world
Falling flakes of snow appear in the sun’s rays
Traditional fish fyke hanging of a tree. The checked shadows on the tree generates an interesting interference pattern.
Textures #2 The bark of a tree
Tree covered with a bark that looks like fish scales
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